Blipbug · Sword & Shield, what to know.
About the Blipbug card
Blipbug is card 16 of 216 in Sword & Shield, released in February 2020, a Common. It is a Basic Grass-type with 50 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Blipbug needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by nagimiso.
The card's flavor text gives Blipbug a line of lore: "Often found in gardens, this Pokémon has hairs on its body that it uses to assess its surroundings."
What is Blipbug worth?
Blipbug is a Common, so raw copies trade for very little and most of the print run survives. The only real value is in pristine, high-grade copies, where even a Common can reach low triple digits in 1st Edition PSA 10. See the live price above for the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Blipbug before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Blipbug is the most forgiving tier to grade in the set. Centering on the framed border is the usual cap, and the soft cardstock picks up edge whitening easily, but high print runs keep clean copies affordable.
If you are collecting Blipbug
Raw copies of Blipbug are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Blipbug is the practical move.
